Shall I get rid of Manual Mode?

[jetbootz]

hmm. interesting. do you own T8FG ? that would be something i'd like to have setup on mine also , but I cant work out how on earth you managed to set that up !

 

[Dewster]

There may be a way to lock out a setting on a three way transmitter switch. I have manual in the lowest/extreme setting, Atti in the middle and GPS on the top. I haven't flown my craft in manual. I would hate to bump the switch by mistake. I have flown other multis in manual though. I like the comfort of Atti and GPS mode.

 

[olof]

One simple way that is fool proof and impossible to throw a switch by mistake, is simply to make 1 model with manual for setting compass or to practice manual, and another for flying w/o manual.

This is easy to do on T8FGs Futabas and you have to go into the menu in order to switch models. I use the transmitter to fly 3 different models. So I am used to switching models. I always lock my menus while flying and show the large timer screen, with 1 timer that runs any time throttle is above 10% and the other uses a hard set. This way even if I forget to start the timer the throttle sensitive timer starts. Both have battery time alarms so I can easily keep track of battery time left. I have unique timer alarms for each model as well.

If you start with the wrong model, nothing works because the RX/TX are not bound.

 

[hover.ch]

hmm. interesting. do you own T8FG ? that would be something i'd like to have setup on mine also , but I cant work out how on earth you managed to set that up !

I have a T12FG, I don't know the T8FG's capabilities. AFR is, in fact, a very flexible way of mapping stick positions to channel output in general, or, specifically for each flight mode.

 

[mrbonk]

Keep the manual mode! If you don't, you can't do this :highly_amused:

 

[hover.ch]

That looks very cool and well controlled, respects!

However, with my 2K SLR mounted on a 2-axis gymbal, and a total of 6 kg of mass, I doubt that I would be able to copy that video...
Maybe it would look spectacular too, but just in another way.

 

[jetbootz]

thanks guys. the idea of different models for maunal and without is awesome. obvious as well... but i couldnt come up with it myself. thanks for the pointers !

 

[mrbonk]

That looks very cool and well controlled, respects!

However, with my 2K SLR mounted on a 2-axis gymbal, and a total of 6 kg of mass, I doubt that I would be able to copy that video...
Maybe it would look spectacular too, but just in another way.

LOL! Yes.....6kg would be a *very* different beast to fly!